Laurent Kronental Documents The Lives of Senior Citizens in Large Housing Projects.âSouvenir dâun Futurâ is a photo series by young photographer Laurent Kronental that documents the life of senior citizens living in the 'Grands Ensembles' â large housing projects that were built around the edges of Paris after...
Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul in CoyoacĂĄn, Mexico.What a privilege it is to write about Casa Azul, where the great artist Frida Kahlo was born and lived out her remarkable existence. It will come as little surprise to any to learn that this house was as magical in design as it is in...
Maison de Verre Paris by Pierre Chareau + Bernard Bijvoet.Maison de Verre, translating as âHouse of Glassâ saw a pivotal shift in how architecture responded to its time. Built in 1932, it was the collective brainchild of French Interior Architect Pierre Chareau, Dutch Architect Bernard...
17th Century Villa San Valerio Albiate, Italy with a 1950s intervention by Luigi Caccia Dominioni.Letâs take a step back in time and visit this gem that is altogether grandiose, elaborate and unique. Behold this beauty tucked away in Albiate, Italy - Villa San Valerio. Villa San Valerio is one of the finest examples...
The Labyrinth Home of Spanish Sculptor Xavier Corbero.This epic project remains a work in progress that 80-year-old Xavier Corbero has been building for over half his life. Corbero explains that the driving motivation behind his artistic creations is to create âpoetryâ - which is...
Arcadia Gardens in Milan by Giulio Minoletti.Today Yellowtracers, we bring you this incredible apartment from one of our all time favourite places... yep you guessed it... Milan! Iâm sure youâre familiar with our ardent love for the city but itâs all for a good reason. Milan is...
Pixel People: Incredible Images Formed by Thousands of Humans (and Welcome to 2016!)Dearest friends, welcome to the 2016 edition of Yellowtrace. Hooray! It's time to waive good bye to 2015 and welcome the year with a post that celebrates human endeavour slightly differently to how we usually do it....
Stories On Design // Empty & Abandoned Buildings.I've always had a profound fascination with empty buildings and abandoned spaces. It's difficult to look at these sorts of images without a whole bunch of mixed feelings rising to the surface - a sense of wonder, confusion, awe,...
‘Indoor Green: Living with Plants’ takes us inside Robin Boyd’s Featherston House.The Featherstonâs close personal and professional relationship with influential modernist architect Robin Boyd resulted in the extraordinary Featherston House, designed in 1967. It became one of Boydâs most acclaimed houses and has...
